In regards to my helium question[inlink]paul,1935[/inlink] I finally got a repsonse from ajay [inlink]ajay,122[/inlink]. I have been asking this question for about 10 years now and just kept hoping I would meet some person who understood physics and could give me an answer.

I am not sure what I want to send up but I am sure that I want to send something up as a promotional gimick for the site. I don't want to send anyone into the atmosphere but I would like to make an airbus that can hold one person and float them down elmwood about 5-15 feet off the ground. Like a parade float but in the air. From there they could give out flyers or candy or something. Do you have any ideas which materials would be best for this? I think it would be the most fun project ever.

The more I think about it, the more I think that it would be best to build it out of many little helium balloons because then if one popped we wouldn't lose the whole thing. Kind of the same idea as a multi chamber blow-up raft. Unfortunately, the extra surface area would add extra weight, right? Any ideas?

I really want an answer to what seems like a simple question. How much helium does it take to lift a hundred pounds? Anyone know?

Who posted this link to our site on slashdot ?

I updated epad to work from the database instead of text files, making it more secure and quicker too. I will continue work on it in the near future but for now it is totally functional as a web notepad and is being offered as a free bonus for being a member of elmwoodstrip.com.

If you want to get to your epadwhen you are not on the site go to elmwoodstrip.com/epad . This will take you directly to the epad interface where you can log in (if not already logged on) and type your notes. Think of it as an internet scratch pad. I hope it saves lots of paper. Maybe I will make a paper saved calculator!

epad is a beta of of my web notepad application that allows users to keep a notepad/clipboard on the web. At any point you can add to your note page, delete it, or email it's contents to any email address.

I got the idea today when I had to transfer some instructions between two computer that could not network together. I just wanted to copy about a paragraphs worth of notes but i didn't want to write it down or post it to me jorunal as a draft. I also wanted to be able to quickly view the notes on my phone without having to wait for the site to load. Basically, I wanted a notepad that I could access from both computers and smartphones, so I made epad. It actually took me only a half hour to make as it is really basic right now and when I was done I plugged it in with the site so that all of you can take advatange of it and test it out.

Mind you that it is really primitive right now but it functions and it is slim and fast to load. To access your epad you need to be signed in with your elmwoodstrip.com username and password. However, in order to sign in, you do not have to visit the main site, you can log in and our right at your epad.

The direct address for your epad is elmwoodstrip.com/epad . You can also get there from your journal by clicking on the new notepaper icon in your control panel.

This will be the first of many e-services which you can access from on or off the site. If you have any questions or comments email or IM me.